Jiangsu is 1.18× the size of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Jiangsu (province of China) covers about 100,000 km² (38,600 mi²) and Nouvelle-Aquitaine (region of France) about 85,000 km² (32,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 100,000km²Jiangsu
- 85,000km²Nouvelle-Aquitaine
100 km
- Jiangsu
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
What fits
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine is 85% of the size of Jiangsu.
- Jiangsu is larger by 15,100 km² (5,830 mi²), which is 18% of the area of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
- Measured in Belgiums: Jiangsu is about 3.26, Nouvelle-Aquitaine about 2.77.
How they differ
- Jiangsu also has the larger population: 84.7 million against 6.1 million, 13.9× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 847 in Jiangsu against 72 in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Jiangsu is 11.8× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,390 km apart.
- On a standard web map Nouvelle-Aquitaine looks larger than Jiangsu: Jiangsu at 33°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Nouvelle-Aquitaine at 45°N about 2.0×, so the map shows Nouvelle-Aquitaine as 1.20× the size of Jiangsu, when Jiangsu is 1.18× the size of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
- Together Jiangsu and Nouvelle-Aquitaine cover 185,000 km², close to the size of Syria (186,000 km², 0.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 15,100 km², is about the size of East Timor (15,100 km²).
- At Nouvelle-Aquitaine's density, Jiangsu would have 7.2 million people (it has 84.7 million). At Jiangsu's density, Nouvelle-Aquitaine would have 72.0 million (it has 6.1 million).
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine's centre is 12.2° of latitude, about 1,360 km, farther north than Jiangsu's.
- Jiangsu is the 25th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 4th most densely populated of them.
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 13% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine lies about 12° of latitude (roughly 1,360 km) north of Jiangsu.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Jiangsu would have about 1,180 m² and each person in Nouvelle-Aquitaine about 13,900 m².
- Laid side by side, Jiangsu and Nouvelle-Aquitaine would cover 185,000 km², about the same size as Syria.
- Together they have 90.9 million people, about as many people as Iran.
Side by side
| Jiangsu | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 100,000 km²38,600 mi² | 85,000 km²32,800 mi² |
| Official area | 98,300 km²Wikidata | 84,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 25th of 31in China | 1st of 18in France |
| Population | 84.7 millionWikidata, 2020 | 6.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 31in China | 3rd of 18in France |
| Density | 847 per km² | 72 per km² |
| Capital | Nanjing | Bordeaux |
| Latitude range | 31°N to 35°N | 43°N to 47°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 98,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 100,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 84,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 85,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the departments Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12